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Forage report for 42.2129, -104.5159

Estimated forage here is better than about 99% of sites in Wyoming. Against other Wyoming sites it stands out most in spring (100th percentile) and lowest in fall (80th). Biggest nearby bee crops: corn (nearest 0.1 mi E, grown 4 of the last 5 years); alfalfa (nearest 0.5 mi E); sorghum (nearest 0.3 mi W, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.28 mi N.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 70th percentile (spring 54th, summer 78th, fall 93rd)
  • Wyoming: 99th percentile (spring 100th, summer 97th, fall 80th)
  • High Plains: 90th percentile (spring 70th, summer 82nd, fall 96th)

Percentile among 3,000 random land points across Wyoming, scored the same way; land in general, not beekeepers' yards.

Season

  • First forage: Mar 16 — Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Early trees (maple, willow, poplar)
  • Main flow: May 1 to Sep 15 — Alfalfa, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Season ends: Oct 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Corn: about 171 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi W, blooms late Jul – early Sep
  • Alfalfa: about 205 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi E, blooms late Jun – early Sep
  • Corn: about 31 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.1 mi E, blooms late Jul – early Sep
  • Corn: about 48 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi NW, blooms late Jul – early Sep
  • Corn: about 84 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi E, blooms late Jul – early Sep
  • Alfalfa: about 61 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi E, blooms late Jun – early Sep

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Clovers: white, alsike and red, Alfalfa; extra light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Alfalfa, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Clovers: white, alsike and red; extra light amber
  • Fall honey (September to November): Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Alfalfa, Dandelion; light amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Alfalfa, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red; extra light amber

Things to watch

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An estimate from public maps (USDA crop maps 2021-2025 averaged, LANDFIRE vegetation), not a survey of the ground. Maps can't see garden plantings, understory density, other beekeepers' hives, or this year's weather. Honey composition is a nectar-source estimate, not a pollen analysis. Benchmark 2026.5. How this works.